Gary Neville says Man Utd transfer decision ‘not smart’ as ‘seven’ players for sale

All the latest news surrounding Manchester United ahead of their FA Cup clash with West Ham United.
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Manchester United are back in action on Wednesday night as they click back into gear following the Carabao Cup final.

The Red Devils secured silverware over the weekend, and they must quickly switch attention to the FA Cup, facing West Ham United at Old Trafford on Wednesday. Erik ten Hag’s men are still in with a chance of winning four trophies this season, and they will be hoping to keep that dream alive by reaching the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.

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In the meantime, we have rounded up all the latest news surrounding Old Trafford.

Transfer listed stars

Ten Hag has reportedly put seven United players up for sale ahead of the summer.

The Metro claim the Red Devils boss is hoping to make space and raise funds for summer transfers, and as part of that, it’s claimed as many as seven will be put up for sale. Out-of-favour senior stars Harry Maguire and Anthony Martial are said to be two of the players, while Alex Telles, Donny van de Beek, Eric Bailly and Brandon Williams are also said to be on the list.

But Aaron Wan-Bissaka is a surprise name on the list, particularly given the resurgence he has enjoyed under Ten Hag.

Neville claim

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Gary Neville believes United’s signing of Casemiro was ‘not smart’ despite the midfielder’s fine form this season.

“I feel like Ten Hag is not going to sign [marquee names],” Neville said in a video on The Overlap’s YouTube channel.

“If new owners come in, they’re going to want to make a statement, they’ll want to blow the transfer market open. I don’t think that will suit him. I think he’ll want those younger, hungrier ones that have still got that growth rather than the finished article. Casemiro obviously defeats that a little bit, but you look at Antony and Lisandro Martinez, they’re younger and hungrier.

“I think that’s the type of player he’ll want to add to this squad rather than saying, ‘Oh, Kylian Mbappe’s available or so-and-so is available.’ But Casemiro, there’s no doubt -- we all said it by the way -- £60m? £70m? And £20m-a-year [contract] for five years is a £170m investment. That is a massive investment. It’s not a smart or shrewd signing when you look at it from a [big picture] point of view. None of us thought that. But the impact he’s having in the short term and what Manchester United need now, he’s devastating for the club in unbelievable ways.”